USC Fee Schedule 2008-2009

Notes

1) Full-time fees per semester, unless otherwise noted [see note (10) below for exceptions]. Part-time fees stated per credit hour. Part-time is defined as fewer than 12 hours. Part-time fees apply to summer sessions unless otherwise noted. Some fees listed in the Full-Time columns are applicable to all students. Unless otherwise noted, all tuition and fees reviewed and approved by the USC Board of Trustees in June 2008 become effective in Fall 2008.

2) Free tuition per state law for: children of certain deceased and other veterans, firefighters and law enforcement officers, essay winner for Governor's Committee on the Employment of the Physically Handicapped, and resident 60 years or older on space available basis.

3) Only Columbia campus students named as McNair, Lieber, Cooper, McKissick, Alumni and Capstone scholars.

4) Non-Resident Athletics scholarship implies athletic grant-in-aid at the USC Columbia Campus. This rate may not apply to all scholarship student-athletes, based upon designation by the Athletics Department. The Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships awards grants-in-aid in accordance with NCAA, conference and institutional guidelines.

5) Full-time undergraduate students on Columbia and Upstate campuses and all full-time graduate students will pay an additional charge for each credit hour above sixteen hours.

6) Graduate rates listed under USC Columbia apply to all campuses [see note (10) below for exceptions]. Fees for senior and regional campuses are for undergraduate students only.

7) The matriculation fee is paid only once by undergraduate students during their entering semester through the campus where they initially enroll. The fee will be charged again if a student enrolls in a masters or doctoral program of study.

8) Capstone scholar fee is payable in student's first and second year of the program.

9) The optional athletic event fee includes the per semester athletics activity charge and the athletics bond charge.

10) Professional Development contract courses at $4,000 per course based on maximum of 25 students; additional students $160 each. Other graduate contract courses will be assessed at the above hourly teacher rates.

11) Any special course fees to cover materials, travel, or other special costs above normal tuition must be approved in advance by the Provost. Special OSP courses assessed at board mandated fee rate. All fees must be paid by students directly to the University of South Carolina. Any exceptions must be specifically approved in advance by the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

12) Nonresident students in study abroad programs are eligible for an in-state tuition waiver as provided in Proviso 5A.17.

13) Students paying program specific fees for professional or graduate programs will be assessed an additional per credit hour charge for hours outside of the program.

14) Moore School of Business requires additional $50 application fee for graduate students. Applicants required to pay $50 graduate school application and $50 Moore School of Business application fee.

15) Dual Enrollment Courses - USC System Campuses may waive the dual enrollment charge or charge less than the $66 per credit hour rate with 4% fee waiver capacity for resident students. This rate applies to all campuses except USC Sumter. USC Sumter's rate is $76 per credit hour.

16) Undergraduate childhood/elementary and middle level clinical fee may be waived for repeat at the discretion of the College of Education.

17) All student fees are paid to the University of South Carolina and not to external agencies. Any laboratory fee must be billed through the University and separate arrangements for facility usage must be arranged between the academic unit and the facility.

18) See Graduate Bulletin for payment schedules of enrichment and matriculation fees. These are designated fees with the revenue allocated to the respective colleges.

19) Insurance charge as required for graduate students. Rate is pending solicitation process, Summer 2008.

20) Health Professions charges apply to Public Health, Nursing and Social Work and include the Doctor of Physical Therapy program.

21) Students in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program previously did not pay the separate Health Professions Fee. Beginning FY2008, tuition and fees are recalibrated to include the Health Professions fee.

22) All students in the joint JD/MHA program will pay Law School tuition for years one and two, but change to the USC Graduate School rate for year three, then return to the Law School tuition rate for year four of the program.

23) Students in the USC MLIS Degree Program in Maine will pay the South Carolina resident graduate tuition rate plus a cohort fee of $100 per credit hour. This cohort fee is guaranteed not to increase during the four-year span of the program.

24) Biomedical students in the MS and doctoral program are charged the regular graduate student rate, not the Health Professions rate.

25) Doctor of Pharmacy tuition each semester is based on the total of Undergraduate Tuition, Pharmacy Program Fee and Pharmacy Enrichment Fee - Pharm D.

26) Pre-pharmacy - same as regular undergraduate charges for 66 credit hours.

27) Pharmacy graduate research - same as Pharm-D charges.

28) South Carolina College of Pharmacy, merged program with the Medical University of South Carolina. Fee schedule is separate from USC College of Pharmacy Schedule.

29) All SCCP students retaking a course during the summer terms are required to pay the per credit hour rate for the repeated course and the regular summer program fee. This fee structure was approved by the USC Board of Trustees on April 11, 2008 and became effective with the Summer I 2008 term.

30) Doctor of Physical Therapy tuition charged based on resident graduate tuition. Resident rate equals resident graduate rate. Non-Resident rate equals 1.6 times the resident graduate rate. Non-Resident Scholarship rate equals 1.3 times the resident graduate rate. Students also pay the Health Professions Fee.

31) USC Columbia Housing - Housing contract cancellation and fines and damages. Please refer to University Housing for details on cancellation dates and charges and all fines and damage charges. This information is updated annually on the Housing website. Summer School - All summer school room rent charges are derived as a prorated rent from the academic year. A 10% discount is given when an applicant applies for all three sessions of summer school.

32) USC Columbia Parking - Please refer to full schedule of fees and fines for Parking available on the USC Parking website.

33) Aiken resident rate applies to students who are legal residents of Richmond and Columbia counties of Georgia.

34) Joint Nursing Program with Technical College of the Low Country (TCL) - A student in the program will be assessed TCL tuition rates and total tuition may not exceed the TCL rate for selected courses in the articulation agreement only.

35) USC Beaufort resident rate applies to students who are legal residents of Chatham, Effingham and Bryan counties of Georgia as provided in Proviso 5K.5.

36) Application fees will be waived for the following students who are currently enrolled in high school and are applying for freshman admission to the Upstate campus: Students with an SAT total of 1300 or above or ACT composite of 29 or above; Students who submit Educational Testing Service fee waiver forms for students from SC; Upstate Junior Scholars (applies only to semester immediately following high school graduation) or those who demonstrate other documented need. Application fees will be waived for the following applicants, regardless of degree status or school enrollment: full-time, permanent USC Upstate faculty and staff (including retired), their spouses and dependents; ROTC staff (eligible for USC Faculty/Staff Tuition Assistance).

37) USC Upstate - SLED background check charge may be required for certain University courses.

38) Palmetto Programs tuition changed to regional campus rates. For students taking "P" designated courses with less than 75 hours, the tuition follows the Regional Campus schedule. For students taking "P" designated courses with 75 or more hours, the tuition is assessed at a higher rate, currently equivalent to USC Aiken.

39) USC Salkehatchie - Joint Nursing Program with Technical College of the Low Country - A student in the program will be assessed TCL tuition rates and total tuition may not exceed TCL rates.

40) USC Salkehatchie - Teacher Cadet Program SC Center for Teacher Recruitment will pay faculty salary for EDCI S110.

41) The Arnold School of Public Health participates in the Schools of Public Health Application System (SOPHAS). This system is used to accumulate and verify application data from prospective students nationwide, and verified prospective student data is provided to the school for processing applications to these programs: Environmental Health Sciences: MPH, MS, MSPH, and PhD; Epidemiology and Biostatistics: MPH, MSPH, DrPH, and PhD; Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior: MPH, MSPH, DrPH, and PhD; Health Services Policy and Management: MHA, MPH, DrPH, PhD; Academic Affairs: MPH in Physical Activity and Public Health and in General Public Health. The cost of $95 per application is charged directly to the students by SOPHAS and is not reflected in the University's fee schedule. Applicants for these programs also pay the $50 graduate school application to the University of South Carolina.

 

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